Canadian Faye Blais is not only a talented performer with soul but is also a charming and toasty warm individual. You can catch both sides of Faye in the 1 hour podcast of her Live Sunday Session from the 28th April with Mark Missen by clicking on the play button below as she churns out some live tracks in the
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, 3rd MAY 2013 1. DINOSAUR JR – Pierce the morning rain. 2. RADIOHEAD – Paranoid android. 3. THE LEMONHEADS – Into your arms. 4. JEFF BUCKLEY – Mojo pin. 5. BLUR – Country house. 6. THE VACCINES – Bad mood. 7. SONS OF RICO- I’m not thinking about you.(Aus) 8. COLD CHISEL – Hold me tight.(Aus) 9.
Read moreLoosely based on actual events, Australian Surfing drama Drift depicts the exploits of two brothers Andy and Jimmy Kelly as they try to establish themselves in the early days of the Australian surf industry in the 1970’s. After fleeing her abusive husband, Kat (Robyn Malcolm) takes her young sons Andy (Myles Pollard) and Jimmy (Xavier Samuel) to Western Australia’s Margaret
Read moreMake sure you eat before seeing French kitchen drama Haute Cuisine otherwise you will be drooling like the Alien, so enticing is the parade of French delicacies on display here. In fact, this film is closer to a cooking programme than a traditional drama and may not appeal to those who regard spending hours in the kitchen as a tedious
Read moreFollowing Quartet and Performance, Song For Marion is the third recent film about older people finding solace, meaning and fulfilment through music. Like those films, Song for Marion makes some sobering and touching observations about ageing and mortality although it’s often unsubtle in its emotional manipulation and veers awkwardly into the world of quirky comedy. Terence stamp and Vanessa Redgrave
Read moreBy 2008 the Marvel Comics adaptations weren’t looking too healthy. The Fantastic Four films had been turkeys and the overlong and confusing Spiderman 3 had skittled the high expectations raised by the sensational Spiderman 2. Iron Man, however, was like a 50,000 vault surge of electricity to the ailing Frankenstein corpse of superhero movies. The film combined powerful dynamic action
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